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Journal of Virology, July 2006, p. 6235-6246, Vol. 80, No. 13
0022-538X/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JVI.02662-05
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

The Capsid-Associated UL25 Protein of the Alphaherpesvirus Pseudorabies Virus Is Nonessential for Cleavage and Encapsidation of Genomic DNA but Is Required for Nuclear Egress of Capsids

Barbara G. Klupp,1 Harald Granzow,2 Günther M. Keil,1 and Thomas C. Mettenleiter1*

Institutes of Molecular Biology,1 Infectology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, 17493 Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany2

Received 20 December 2005/ Accepted 10 April 2006

Homologs of the UL25 gene product of herpes simplex virus (HSV) have been identified in all three subfamilies of the Herpesviridae. However, their exact function during viral replication is not yet known. Whereas earlier studies indicated that the UL25 protein of HSV-1 is not required for cleavage of newly replicated viral DNA but is necessary for stable encapsidation (A. R. McNab, P. Desai, S. Person, L. Roof, D. R. Thompson, W. W. Newcomb, J. C. Brown, and F. L. Homa, J. Virol. 72:1060-1070, 1998), viral DNA packaging has recently been demonstrated to occur in the absence of UL25, although at significantly decreased levels compared to wild-type HSV-1 (N. Stow, J. Virol. 75:10755-10765 2001). To clarify the functional role of UL25 we analyzed the homologous protein of the alphaherpesvirus pseudorabies virus (PrV). PrV UL25 was found to be essential for viral replication, as a mutant virus lacking the UL25 protein required UL25-expressing cells for productive propagation. In the absence of the UL25 protein, newly replicated PrV DNA was cleaved and DNA-containing C-type capsids were detected in infected cell nuclei. However, although capsids were frequently found in close association with the inner nuclear membrane, nuclear egress was not observed. Consequently, no capsids were found in the cytoplasm, resulting in an inhibition of virion morphogenesis. In contrast, the formation of capsidless enveloped tegument structures (L particles) in the cytoplasm was readily observed. Thus, our data demonstrate that the PrV UL25 protein is not essential for cleavage and encapsidation of viral genomes, although both processes occur more efficiently in the presence of the protein. However, the presence of the PrV UL25 protein is a prerequisite for nuclear egress. By immunoelectron microscopy, we detected UL25-specific label on DNA-containing C capsids but not on other intranuclear immature or defective capsid forms. Thus, the PrV UL25 protein may represent the hitherto missing trigger that allows primary envelopment preferably of DNA-filled C capsids.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Institute of Molecular Biology, Boddenblick 5A, 17493 Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany. Phone: 49-38351-7250. Fax: 49-38351-7151. E-mail: thomas.mettenleiter{at}fli.bund.de.

Journal of Virology, July 2006, p. 6235-6246, Vol. 80, No. 13
0022-538X/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JVI.02662-05
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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